jpdb beta

older brother; elder brother

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

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no matter how much time passes

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rebel army

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allegiance; obedience; submission

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coward

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to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...

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charm; amulet

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suffering; distress; hardship; trial

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book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

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to occur; to happen

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magistrate's office

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massing (of troops); gathering

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facing; opposite; across the street; other side

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incense

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palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign

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to encamp; to take up positions

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Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)

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violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

3

battle; fight; combat

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to unfold; to unroll; to open

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however; but

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equipment

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to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

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to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

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going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

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to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

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firefight; gun battle; shoot-out

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avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

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to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

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bullet (from a rifle)

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trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

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to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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new government; new administration

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record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document

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bullet; shot; shell

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inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

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rush; charge

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surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

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to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

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hard fighting

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empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

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new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)

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arms; weapon; ordnance

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to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

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after that; afterwards; thereafter

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hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

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